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The Queens (2019 Film)
''The Queens'' is a 2019 Canadian documentary film directed by Adrienne Gruben. The film centers about the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Jinkx Monsoon, Sharon Needles, Alaska Thunderfuck and Katya Zamolodchikova. Cast * Jinkx Monsoon * Sharon Needles * Alaska Thunderfuck * Katya Zamolodchikova * Jiggly Caliente * Ginger Minj * Manila Luzon * Michelle Visage * Jaremi Carey * Violet Chachki * Bob the Drag Queen * Courtney Act * Ivy Winters * RuPaul * Willam Belli * Trixie Mattel * Thorgy Thor * Becca Sweitzer * Isaiah Alexander * Richard JMV Scheiffer * Michael Munday * Mike Munich Release The film was released in Apple TV+ on August 13, 2019. References External links * ' * 2019 documentary films Drag (entertainment)-related documentary films 2019 LGBTQ-related films Canadian LGBTQ-related documentary films category:2010s Canadian films English-language Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinkx Monsoon
Hera Lilith Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), best known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag queen, actress, singer and comedienne, originally from the Pacific Northwest, and perhaps best-known for winning the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5), fifth season (2013) of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She made her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in 2023 and has appeared in character roles on television and in cabaret. Nine years after her first win on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', in 2022, she returned as part of an RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 7, all-winners ''All Stars'' season, featuring a mixture of crowned queens from several seasons competing against one another for the title of "Queen of All Queens" and a $200,000 prize. Monsoon placed first here as well, becoming the first two-time winner of the show across its many global franchises. Throughout her drag career, she has been noted for her wit and comedic timing, her musical theatre-inspired performances, and for Imper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Act
Shane Gilberto Jenek (born 18 February 1982), better known under the stage name Courtney Act, is an Australian drag queen, singer and television personality. Courtney first came to prominence competing on the first season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2003. After the show, she signed to BMG Australia (now Sony Music Australia), and she released her debut single, " Rub Me Wrong", which peaked at No. 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Gold. While auditioning for ''Australian Idol'', she became the first "openly queer and gender diverse contest" to openly appear on the show. In 2014, Courtney was one of the runners-up in season six of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Courtney is a member of the drag girl-group, The AAA Girls. In 2014, Courtney released the extended play ''Kaleidoscope'' (2015); the title-track was the official song for the 2016 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. In January 2018, Courtney appeared on season 21 of '' Celebrity Big Brother UK'' and ultimately won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian LGBTQ-related Documentary Films
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and Multiculturalism, multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World Immigration to Canada, immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of New France, French and then the much larger British colonization of the Americas, British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 LGBTQ-related Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * '' 19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * '' Diciannove'', a 2024 Italian drama film informally referred to as "Nineteen" in some sources Science * Potassium, an alkali metal * 19 Fortuna, an asteroid Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle * "Stone in Focus", officially "#19", a composition by Aphex Twin * "Nineteen", a song from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' by Bad4Good * "Nineteen", a song from the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag (entertainment)-related Documentary Films
Drag or The Drag may refer to: Places * Drag, Norway, a village in Tysfjord municipality, Nordland, Norway * ''Drág'', the Hungarian name for Dragu Commune in Sălaj County, Romania * Drag (Austin, Texas), the portion of Guadalupe Street adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin Science and technology * Drag (physics), the force which resists motion of an object through a fluid ** Aerodynamic drag, the aerodynamic force which resists motion of an aircraft or other object through the air ** Drag parachute, a parachute to reduce the speed of vehicles * Drag and drop, a computer input gesture * Drag harrow, in agriculture, a heavy type of harrow used to break up soil * Drag system, a mechanical means of applying variable pressure to a fishing rod reel in order to act as a friction brake * Police drag, a small dredge used to recover objects or bodies lost in shallow water * ''Drag'', older name for grapnel anchor Arts and entertainment Performance *Drag (entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Documentary Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * '' 19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * '' Diciannove'', a 2024 Italian drama film informally referred to as "Nineteen" in some sources Science * Potassium, an alkali metal * 19 Fortuna, an asteroid Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle * "Stone in Focus", officially "#19", a composition by Aphex Twin * "Nineteen", a song from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' by Bad4Good * "Nineteen", a song from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFCN
WFCN is an AM radio station broadcasting at 1200 kHz. Licensed to Nashville, Tennessee, it airs a Christian radio format. WFCN is owned by the Chicago-based Moody Bible Institute and it simulcasts its sister station in nearby Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 91.7, WFCM-FM. Programming on WFCN is rebroadcast on FM translator 98.7, W254CK. WFCN operates with 2,000 watts in both daytime and critical hours, but because 1200 AM is a clear channel frequency, WFCN must leave the air at night to protect Class A station WOAI in San Antonio. The FM translator, however, is permitted to operate 24 hours a day. History WFCN first signed on the air in December 1968 as 1190 AM, WAMB. It was the brainchild of longtime Nashville broadcaster Bill Barry, who realized in the 1960s that the switch of many popular radio stations to varied youth-oriented formats, frequently from a full-service orientation, was alienating many older listeners, a large segment of whom were nostalgic for the big band s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple TV+
Apple TV+ is an American subscription over-the-top streaming service owned by Apple. The service launched on November 1, 2019, and it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals. The service was announced during the Apple Special Event of March 2019, where entertainers from Apple TV+ projects appeared onstage, including Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey, and Steven Spielberg. The service can be accessed through Apple's website and through the Apple TV app, which has gradually become available on many Apple devices and some major competing digital media players, including some smart TV models and video-game consoles. Apple TV+ has over 45 million paid memberships. Apple plans to expand the services' availability, and there are workarounds for subscribers whose device is not presently supported. Access is included as part of the Apple One subscription. Most of the content is available in Dolby Vision profile 5 and Dolby At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorgy Thor
Thorgy Thor is the stage name of Shane Thor Galligan, an American drag queen and musician who came to international attention on the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the third season of ''All Stars''. Early life Galligan studied music at the University of Hartford Hartt School in Connecticut before graduating from the State University of New York, Purchase with a Bachelor of Music in both viola and violin performance in 2006. He also knows how to play the cello. His mother, Elaine Frantzen Galligan (born March 22, 1953), died from cancer on March 20, 2005. Career Drag Thorgy Thor moved to Brooklyn in 2006 and considers herself a Brooklyn queen. She lived in Greenpoint, Brooklyn as of 2021. She has said Brooklyn's drag style has contributed to her aesthetic. Galligan's first drag performance was as Frank N. Furter from ''The Rocky Horror Show''. He was also Marvel Ann in the theater version of '' Psycho Beach Party''. His original drag name was Shananigans; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trixie Mattel
Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, makeup entrepreneur, DJ and singer-songwriter originally from Silver Cliff, Wisconsin, Silver Cliff, Marinette County, Wisconsin. She is known for her exaggerated, 1960s in fashion, 1960s-influenced style, distinctive eye makeup, and musical repertoire that blends comedy with acoustic pop and folk-country music. Mattel sings and plays guitar and the autoharp. In 2015, she competed in the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7), seventh season of the Drag (clothing), drag reality television competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race,'' finishing in sixth place. In 2018, she won the RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3), third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Mattel has also made guest appearances in various iterations of the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise. Mattel formed the popular comedy duo known as Trixie and Katya alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willam Belli
Willam Belli (, born June 30, 1982), mononymously known as Willam, is an American drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter, reality television personality, author, and YouTuber. Willam came to prominence as a contestant on the RuPaul's Drag Race season 4, fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2012. She was the first contestant to be disqualified from the competition. Before appearing on ''Drag Race'', Willam worked as an actor, most notably playing the recurring role of transgender woman Cherry Peck in Ryan Murphy (producer), Ryan Murphy's medical drama ''Nip/Tuck''. She has continued to perform in a variety of films, television series and web series, often in drag. In 2018, she appeared in the critically acclaimed film ''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born''. For her performance on the dark comedy web series ''EastSiders'', she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series, Outstanding Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received List of awards and nominations received by RuPaul, several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and a Tony Award. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with ''Fortune (magazine), Fortune'' saying that he is "easily the world's most famous drag queen." In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual Time 100, ''Time'' 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Born and raised in San Diego, California, RuPaul studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia, before relocating to New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBTQ cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
